ORDER-2018-51 : Acceptance of FY2018-2022 Traffic Enforcement and Equipment Grant from the Commonwealth of Mass., Executive Office of Public Safety and Security's Highway Safety Division to Fund #4023.

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▶ 2:43 Scott M. Forbes: We've got a motion to recommend for passage. Seconded by Alderman Mortimer, seconded by Alderman Zwirko. Anybody else on discussion? All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion will be recommended to the full board at our next meeting. I believe you're up for the next one too, Chief. This is order number 2018-51. Acceptance of the fiscal year 2018 to 2022 Traffic Enforcement and Equipment Grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Securities Highway Safety Division to fund number 4023.

▶ 3:16 Speaker 1: Chief. This is an annual grant, this is the third year of a grant. It's kind of surprising that the numbers have dropped dramatically. Over the past several years, we've been getting $7,500, now it's down to $1,400 and change. It won't go far. We will do the best with what we have. This current campaign, which started on the first, is drive silver or get pulled over. We'll use these monies, whatever else we have, to get us through the end of the month. And then from there, we're hopeful that there'll be some more funds coming through WEOPs.

▶ 3:50 Speaker 2: On the floor for discussion? Motion to recommend.

▶ 3:52 Speaker 1: Second.

▶ 3:53 Scott M. Forbes: Got a motion to recommend by Alderman Zwirko, seconded by Alderman Mortimer. On discussion, I see Alderman Inferno, please.

▶ 4:00 Gail Infurna: Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I'm not a voting member of this committee, so I hope that the committee will allow me. Do you have any idea what you would be using some of this money for?

▶ 4:09 Speaker 1: It'll be target enforcement. Pardon me? Tiger enforcement speed enforcement operating under the influence enforcement over the coming weeks through the through the holidays as we

▶ 4:21 Gail Infurna: know and as you and I sit on the traffic Commission we know speed is the number one problem that comes to us during those meetings so you know unfortunately the money has been cut as you said but hopefully we can really get our the men out men and women out there to enforce the speed so thank you and

▶ 4:44 Speaker 3: hopefully you're welcome thank you be put to good use and we all want everyone

▶ 4:45 Speaker 1: to have a safe and happy holiday season all right so we have a motion that's

▶ 4:51 Scott M. Forbes: been made and duly seconded all those in favor all right any opposed motion passes will be recommended the next full board meeting chief thank you very much